Flexible Church Video Projection Systems offer Churches Custom Ways to Integrate Video Presentations

Church Video Projection: We keep writing about it because we are being asked about more than ever. We understand that houses of worship want a way for audio visual systems to enhance worship and education. Video projection as part of an integrated A/V system is a valuable tool for offering more visual worship. A recent audiovisual design and installation project at a New Hampshire church highlights some of the ways a combined church audio and video projection system can deepen the connection to the worship experience.

The Project:
Littleton Bible Baptist Church in New Hampshire asked us to consult with them and to design an audio visual system tailored to offer specific video projection capabilities in the sanctuary and new church audio in other areas of the building.


We designed an audio visual system that offers very flexible operation. We installed a discreet, ceiling mounted high-lumen (high-performance)video projector for presentations on the screen. (seen above.)

Video Projection. Flexible Operation: A Powerpoint – or other church software - presentation may be controlled by a laptop computer from the area adjacent to the podium. When the pastor wants to begin (or pause) a video presentation he may easily do so from the podium area. Or, the computer in the loft can control the church video presentation while the pastor is away from the pulpit. Video projection can be used during services or for other displays including films and educational presentations. (Monitor: pictured at right)


Church Audio:
As part of the new church audio system professional speakers, designed for worship spaces, are ceiling mounted and are arranged to emit even sound coverage throughout the space. We also installed speakers in the daycare, meeting room and a classroom. The church audio can be turned on at the podium; or computer-controlled audio can be turned on and off in any or all spaces as needed. Other electronics including a sound mixer in the loft control sound for the choir and podium.


For both the spoken word and music the audio visual system provides the all the flexibility the church wanted. Control of the church video projection from multiple locations and audio projected whenever and wherever needed. One great system with multiple configurations; at Power Sound we design comprehensive audio visual systems to meet the varied needs of worship spaces.

Power Sound of New England – Church Audio at a Boston Parish

A sound system test drive lets churches “try before they buy”

Let’s face it; church sound systems are not an insignificant purchase. They are a long-term investment and good audio visual systems will thus last for a long time. The right church audio means a design that is unique to your parish, the sanctuary size, reverberant nature, speaking style of the Celebrant, and other factors. Good church sound systems are the difference between a congregation hearing clearly and being engaged in services or…well…not.

We think excellent church sound systems are best heard to be believed. A weekend demonstration allows a church to try before they buy! 

The Project:
St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown came to us when they needed better sound. Our G.M. Troy Jennings analyzed the acoustics and collaborated with the pastor, Rev. James J. Ronan, and the parish business manager, James Santosuosso, to discuss the challenges the parish endured with the existing church audio system and to distinguish the priorities for the new system. 

We created  an audio visual system design to meet the demands of a variety of scenarios that affect sound transmission including attendance, the spoken word versus the music ministry, ceremony type, and environmental fluctuations that will impact church audio. 

The Demo:
Prior to installation of a new system we set up a temporary BOSE loudspeaker system for a weekend “test drive” by the parish. They were thrilled. They enjoyed the clear church audio they wanted and had the assurance that they’d be delighted with the results before the new sound system was purchased and installed.

The results: 

"Fabulous..."

“We are very impressed with the clarity…(of the new church audio system)…we knew it would be excellent quality, but assumed that came with a big price tag. We were wrong. Working with Troy, we came up with a competitive price that fit our budget. Power Sound’s demonstration of the system in our Parish was fabulous—what a great way to hear the actual sound improvement we’d realize before purchasing it. When we contract with a company we expect the very best products and service...Power Sound has delivered both.”   
   ~ James Santosuosso; Business Manager, St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Charlestown, MA

A highlight of the church audio system: The new loudspeakers, crafted especially for worship spaces, provide super-professional sound quality. We’ll go into the techy “hows and whys” of this further in our next post.

To read more about church sound systems and this project visit our website: www.PowersoundNE.com/featuredprojects.html

Power Sound of New England - Custom Church Sound Systems. Audio in both the Church and Parish Hall. Greatly Improved Sound – Twice!

We have just completed a church sound project that brings up an increasingly popular scenario; the desire by parishes to have separate church sound systems for both the sanctuary and the parish/fellowship hall.

St. Roch Parish in Oxford Massachusetts needed better church sound for the sanctuary and an audio system for the Parish Hall. Msgr. Louis “Lou” Piermarini wanted a versatile system that would address sound quality and offer easy operation. A custom audio visual system designed by Power Sound answered the call.

We offer our thanks to Msgr. Louis Piermarini and St. Roch Parish in Oxford Massachusetts for your trust in our work and for your kind words about it. We are honored to have earned both.          ~Troy D. Jennings, PSNE

Interestingly the new audio visual system at St. Roch Parish is features an audio design that allows the system to operate as two church sound systems or integrate into a single system that projects Mass to more than one location.

Msgr. Lou called the new system, “Wonderful!”

Features: Main Church Audio with a unique digital audio selector. We can program sound settings for any number of attendance scenarios such as full Church, holiday Mass or weekday attendance.  One button changes the setting as needed.  The Parish Hall Audio functions separately for meetings, plays or dinners. But; with the flip of a switch its speakers connect to the Main Church sound system to project audio to overflow attendance. Both are versatile, effective and easy to operate.

Let’s face it: Overflow attendance has long been a challenge for churches. Overflow for particular Masses often means a bunch of attendees standing in the foyer straining to hear the main church audio system through open doors. (If you’re a clergy or staff member of a parish you are probably nodding recalling times like this). We know. You want your collective church sound systems to reach beyond the sanctuary. They can. We design church audio tailored to whatever a parish needs.

“This is the technical charm of the system”, said our G.M. Troy Jennings. “It is not common church audio wisdom that smaller spaces like halls, lobbies or other overflow areas could have their own audio system with the capability to tie into the main system with the simple touch of a button AND get the same rich, clear sound from the sanctuary in ancillary locations. Our proprietary designs have this in mind.”

Church sound systems from Power Sound are a tools helping parishes meet their audiovisual goals. More information about audio visual solutions and church sound systems is available at our website: www.PowersoundNE.com/worshipav